I have a one gallon plastic tank, is this heater safe to use for plastic (will it melt the tank)? Also, I live in ny where temperature in my house is at most 68, is this heater powerful enough?
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I have this heater in a 1.5 gallon tank and it works perfect. I keep a temp. Strip on the outside of my tank to keep track and it's always at 78 which my betta seems to be happy with. I live in Washington and we don't use our heater so the house stays pretty cold.
1227274
I had this heater in a 3 gal 360 tank and it kept it too warm. I ended up buying a heater that I could set the temperature.
1632890
This heater kept my 2.5 gallon tank in the low-mid 80's. Way too warm. I ended up replacing it with the Hydor 25W heater because it has a dial to set the temperature. It's much more reliable. Though this one is 3.75" and the Hydor is 6.5" long.
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Beware of your tank size. I use it at a 1.5Gal bowl under the gravel, room temp is 59F, with this heater, it heats up the water to 72F.
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The unit works fine for glass and plexiglass. Based on the temperature that I measured, it should also be ok for plastics. However, make sure that the unit is submerged into the liquid as stated in the instructions. If you are worried about melting, don't let the glass tube touch the container sides. But based on my trials with the unit, you should not have a problem. Also worth mentioning is that I did not use the temperature regulation in the thermostat (i.e., the scale at the top). I set the unit for max temperature, and plugged it into another temperature regulator. The combined unit then regulated the temperature to within a degree or two. I did not check the regulation of the built-in regulator. However, I think it should do fine so long as the unit is properly submerged in the fluid. You can try inserting a thermometer and watching while it heats/cools. Placing a bubbler in the fluid is also important so that the tank will be at the same temperature throughout. The bubbling helps to make the fluid flow in the tank which distributes the heat more evenly.
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Hi, we have this in our chicken coop with a plastic water bowl on top and it has done a great job of keeping the water from freezing. Does not get near hot enough to melt plastic. HTH.
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Hi -- I have a 2 gallon tank and it is working good. I recommend buying a cheap additional water thermometer and then setting the temperature on the heater to be slightly lower than the desired. For example I set my heater to 74 to get an actual temperature of 80F (as measured by the second thermometer).
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Not sure, my heater works as instructions indicate. I would unplug it and let it sit for awhile. The button at the top takes a firm press, the heat indicator will cycle higher and higher and then all the way back to cold after many presses. Disconnecting the power for awhile should reset it to default 78 degrees. Mine is a 25 watt heater, so it will only heat a small tank that is in a room not overly cold. Good luck!
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Id say u can use it for anything unwanted to keep within 2 degrees. It handles a 1000 watts... I use mine in a snake tank and it works absolutely perfect. Just keep the probe close to the area u want warm and away you go...
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It should be fine. You would not want the heater part to touch the plastic, but otherwise it should be ok.
570252
I have no special knowledge about fish tanks, This one worked very well in our green house for plants. It does not get hot.
1107627
This won't melt your plastic tank and probably won't heat up the water. If you but a better heater, you should also change your tank because it could melt. Since you just want a small tank, you should just buy a big glass vase to save money
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I use it for a five gallon tank and it is great. A one gallon tank might be to small. Prior to getting this I had a flat heater that was under my gravel that auto censored to keep a tank at the right temp. The only problem with it was I needed to have more control of the temp in the. You might try finding it, sorry but I don't remember what kind it was, but I know it was for smaller tanks.
2020511
Very hot for a small heater don't turn on high small 1lb tank emptys fast I put tank in a steel pipe so I am sure it won't tip over
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It shouldn't melt the plastic being that the heater is in a plastic cage to protect the turtle from breaking the glass heater inside...as far as keeping him warm it depends on how many gallons are inside of the baby pool this is rated for 20gallon aquariums. Plus you have to think about the outside temperature around the pool.
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I can't assure the safety of your plastic bath if heater is left plugged in on a warm day with no water in the bath. However, based on heaters behavior in a metal bath with water, the water will provide a sufficient heat sink to prevent any burning. This heater does not put out enough heat to boil water, and I suspect your plastic bird bath would require at least that much heat.
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I would say yes - I had mine in a one gallon plastic tank with no problems. FYI - when you change the water, make sure you unplug the heater, even if it's just going to be out of the water for a little bit. It will overheat pretty quickly and quit working. Voice of experience :-(